willfxp

Hi.

Does the rear view mirror have its own battery somewhere, or does it run off the main battery? I got my home and office doors working very nicely, but it takes a little longer to open than the normal remotes. Wondering if my battery is going weak or this is just how it is.

Thanks,
-will

javyLSU

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It's powered from the main car battery.

Javier

Rykster

Think twice about locking codes into your homelink transmitter. A few days after my last car was towed (due to an accident), my garage was broken into. The police are certain it had something to do with the codes locked in the homelink transmitter in the rearview mirror. It seems that somewhere between the tow truck, impound lot, and body shop, (lots of people had access to the car), somebody lifted the codes. Then they came back and opened the garage door and stole the other car as well. Fortunately, they did not enter the house (it was at night).

When we went back to check the car, sure enough, there were all kinds of smudges and prints on the rearview mirror and homelink buttons.

Now I carry the older clips-on-the-visor type garage door opener that I can take out of the car if I need to leave it for servicing, etc.

Remember, with all of this new technology that supposedly makes our lives "simpler," there is always the chance for abuse.

The only good thing about this is it led to the purchase of my '09 IS 350.

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

^ Wow, that's horrible. I here I was just thinking about finally programming mine.

willfxp

Wow, sorry to hear that. A very very good warning though. Having something removable will definitely be beneficial.

Fortunately enough for me, I guess, is that I live in an apartment complex, and everyone should be locking their cars anyways. When I eventually get a house, I will definitely keep this in mind. What I may end up doing is clearing the codes before taking it in. Reprogramming it isn't that hard, and I don't take it to the shop very often.

-will

willfxp

Doh! So is it normal to have to hold down the button for maybe a whole second or two for it to activate the door? It's not as instant as the normal clickers.

Thanks,
-will

RA030724

iTrader: (1)

Yes, you have to hold a little longer on the mirror remotes. That is a "safety measure" to make sure you really want to close the door and it hasn't accidently been hit. All mirror remotes and some newer stand-alone remotes react this way now. Blame the "Lawsuit-happy" folks. Our mirror remotes in both my car and my wife's RAV4 have better range than the original Wayne-Dalton clip-on remotes. Again, you do have to press & hold.

Sango

iTrader: (10)

It's about a 0.5-1 sec delay. Nothing to worry about - just to make sure you really want to shut the garage door!

willfxp

ah ok haha. Sorry. I'm getting lazy with all this MUST BE NOW DIGITAL technology and stuff... Thanks for the confirmation